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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original 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 institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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