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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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