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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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