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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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