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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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