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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation 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 handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the 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 amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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