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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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