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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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