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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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