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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? 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 increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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