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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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