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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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