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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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