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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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