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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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