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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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