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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and 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 institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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