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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed 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 institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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