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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental 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 we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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