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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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