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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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