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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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