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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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