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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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