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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers 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 organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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