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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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