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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? 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 participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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