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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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