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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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