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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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