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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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