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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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