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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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