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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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