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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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