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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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