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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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