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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators 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 organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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