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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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