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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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