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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively 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 institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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