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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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