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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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