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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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