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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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