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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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