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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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