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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment 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 participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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