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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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