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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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