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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment 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 participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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