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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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