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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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