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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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