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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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