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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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