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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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