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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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