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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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