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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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