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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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