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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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