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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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