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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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