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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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