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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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