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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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