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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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