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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What 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 we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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