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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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