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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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