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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and 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 institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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