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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental 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 deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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