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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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