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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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