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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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