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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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