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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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