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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies 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 student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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