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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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