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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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