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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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