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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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