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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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