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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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