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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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