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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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