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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies 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 low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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