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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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