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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation 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 handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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