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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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