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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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