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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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