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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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