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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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