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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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