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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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