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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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