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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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