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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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