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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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