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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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