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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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