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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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