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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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