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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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