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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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