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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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