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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders 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 business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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