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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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