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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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