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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and 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 teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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