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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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