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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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