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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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