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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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