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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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