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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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