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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure 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 business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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