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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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