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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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