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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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