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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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