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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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