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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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