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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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