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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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