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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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