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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment 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 attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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