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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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