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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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