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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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