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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment 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 participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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