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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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