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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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