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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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