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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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