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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd 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 we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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