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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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