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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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