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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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