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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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