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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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