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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. 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 online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC 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 teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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