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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors 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 business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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