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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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