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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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