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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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