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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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