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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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