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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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