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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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