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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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