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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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