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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment 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 handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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