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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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