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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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