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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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