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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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