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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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