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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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