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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation 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 participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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