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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the 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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