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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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