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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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