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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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