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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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