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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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