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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity 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 organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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