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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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