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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies 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 attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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