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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative 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 participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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