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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies 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 issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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