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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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