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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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