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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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