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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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