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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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