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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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