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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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