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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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