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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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