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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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