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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee 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 different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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