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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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