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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative 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 participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information 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 thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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