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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment 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 issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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