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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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