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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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