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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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