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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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