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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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