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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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