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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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