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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and 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 participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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