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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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