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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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