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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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