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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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