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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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