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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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