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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation 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 participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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