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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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