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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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