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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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