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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? 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 teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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