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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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