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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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