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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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