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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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