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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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