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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively 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 participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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