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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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