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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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