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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental 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 manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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