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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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