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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major 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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