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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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