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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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