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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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