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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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