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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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