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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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