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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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