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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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