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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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