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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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