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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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