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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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