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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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