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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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