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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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