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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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