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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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