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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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