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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major 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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