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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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