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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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