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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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