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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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