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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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