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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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