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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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