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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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