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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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