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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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