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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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