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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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