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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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