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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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