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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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