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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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