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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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