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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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