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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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