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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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