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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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