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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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