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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching 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 institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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