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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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