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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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