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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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