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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers 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 Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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