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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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