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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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