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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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