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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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