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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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