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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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