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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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