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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively 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 handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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