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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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