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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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