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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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