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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment 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 organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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