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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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