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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island 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 handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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