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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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