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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment 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 handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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