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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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