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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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