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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative 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 educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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