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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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