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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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