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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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