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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers 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 institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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