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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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