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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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