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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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