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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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