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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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