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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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