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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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