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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively 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 teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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