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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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