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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers 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 models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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