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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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