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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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