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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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