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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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