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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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