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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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