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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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