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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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