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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC 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 participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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