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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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