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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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