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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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