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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive 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 stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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