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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? 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 educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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