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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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