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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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