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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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