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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental 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 teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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