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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC 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 we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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