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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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