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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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