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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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