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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors 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 institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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