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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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