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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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