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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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