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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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