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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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