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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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