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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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