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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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