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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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