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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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