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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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