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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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