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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators 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 Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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