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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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