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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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