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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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