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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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