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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy 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 organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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