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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers 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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