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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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