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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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