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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies 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 inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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