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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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