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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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