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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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