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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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