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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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