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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and 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 participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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