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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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