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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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