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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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