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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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