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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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