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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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