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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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