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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and 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 teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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