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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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