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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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