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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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