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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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