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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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