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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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