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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online 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 teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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