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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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