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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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