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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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