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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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