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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive 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 we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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