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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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