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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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