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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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