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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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