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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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