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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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