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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What 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 we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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