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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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