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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University 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 organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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