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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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