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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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