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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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