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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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