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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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