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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original 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 student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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