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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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