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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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