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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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