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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online 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 teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data 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 topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important 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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