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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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