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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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