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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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