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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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