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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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