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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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