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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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