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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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