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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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