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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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