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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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