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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured 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 different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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