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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative 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 handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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