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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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