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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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