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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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