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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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