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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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