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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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