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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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