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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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