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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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