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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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