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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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