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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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