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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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