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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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