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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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