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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What 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 we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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