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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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