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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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