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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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