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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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