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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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