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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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