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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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