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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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