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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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