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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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