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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation 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 educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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