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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? 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 participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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