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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North 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 deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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