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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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