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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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