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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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