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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef 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 manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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