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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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