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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? 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 we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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