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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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