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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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