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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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