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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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