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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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