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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers 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 organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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