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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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