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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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