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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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