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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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