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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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