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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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