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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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