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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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