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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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