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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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