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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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