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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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