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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment 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 institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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