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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning 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 participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation 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 issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses 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 resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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