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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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