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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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