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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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