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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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