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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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