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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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