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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC 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 participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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