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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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