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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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