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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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