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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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