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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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