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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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