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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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