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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure 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 institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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