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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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