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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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