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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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