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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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