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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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