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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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