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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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