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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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