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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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