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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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