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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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