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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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