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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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