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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera 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 teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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