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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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