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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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