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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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