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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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