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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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