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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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