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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation 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 stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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