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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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