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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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