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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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