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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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