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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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