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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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