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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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