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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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