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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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