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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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