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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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