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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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