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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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