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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers 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 organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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