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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment 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 institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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