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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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