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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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