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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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