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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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