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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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