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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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