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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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